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Clay Johnson

Clayton H. Johnson (Clay)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: July 18, 1956 in Yazoo City, Mississippi
High School: Manual in Kansas City, Missouri
College: University of Missouri
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 5th round (22nd pick, 110th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: April 4, 1982

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 0 65 11 20 .550 0 0 3 6 .500 8 4 12 7 3 3 7 13 25
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 48 0 447 53 135 .393 0 2 .000 38 48 .792 40 29 69 24 22 4 25 62 144
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 25 0 176 20 50 .400 1 1 1.000 14 22 .636 6 6 12 14 8 2 12 24 55
Career NBA 80 0 688 84 205 .410 1 3 .333 55 76 .724 54 39 93 45 33 9 44 99 224

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 0 9.3 1.6 2.9 .550 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .500 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.6
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 48 0 9.3 1.1 2.8 .393 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .792 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.3 3.0
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 25 0 7.0 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.6 0.9 .636 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.2
Career NBA 80 0 8.6 1.1 2.6 .410 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.0 .724 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.2 2.8

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 0 65 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.3 .500 4.4 2.2 6.6 3.9 1.7 1.7 3.9 7.2 13.8
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 48 0 447 4.3 10.9 .393 0.0 0.2 .000 3.1 3.9 .792 3.2 2.3 5.6 1.9 1.8 0.3 2.0 5.0 11.6
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 25 0 176 4.1 10.2 .400 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.9 4.5 .636 1.2 1.2 2.5 2.9 1.6 0.4 2.5 4.9 11.3
Career NBA 80 0 688 4.4 10.7 .410 0.1 0.2 .333 2.9 4.0 .724 2.8 2.0 4.9 2.4 1.7 0.5 2.3 5.2 11.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 65 12.8 .552 .550 13.9 6.5 10.1 13.2 2.1 2.5 23.6 18.1 102 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .072
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 48 447 9.4 .461 .393 10.4 6.9 8.5 6.1 2.3 0.5 13.8 16.0 101 107 0.2 0.3 0.6 .061
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 25 176 6.8 .461 .410 3.9 3.9 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.6 16.7 16.9 91 110 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.002
Career NBA 80 688 9.1 .470 .412 9.1 6.1 7.5 7.9 2.2 0.7 15.6 16.4 99 108 0.1 0.5 0.7 .046

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 38 5 9 .556 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 6 12
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 7 20 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 3 8
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 3 9 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4
Career NBA 17 67 11 20 .550 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 4 4 8 3 3 0 2 12 24

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 5.4 0.7 1.3 .556 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.7
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 7 2.9 0.6 1.0 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.1
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 3 3.0 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3
Career NBA 17 3.9 0.6 1.2 .550 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 38 4.7 8.5 .556 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.000 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.9 5.7 11.4
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 7 20 7.2 12.6 .571 0.0 1.8 .000 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.2 1.8 1.8 0.0 1.8 5.4 14.4
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 3 9 8.0 16.0 .500 0.0 4.0 .000 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 16.0
Career NBA 17 67 5.9 10.7 .550 0.0 1.1 .000 1.1 1.1 1.000 2.1 2.1 4.3 1.6 1.6 0.0 1.1 6.4 12.9

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 25 LAL NBA SG 7 38 8.4 .607 .556 2.9 5.3 4.2 3.1 1.2 0.0 9.2 11.3 123 111 0.1 0.0 0.1 .097
1982-83 26 LAL NBA SG 7 20 13.8 .571 .571 11.2 10.8 11.0 6.9 2.4 0.0 12.5 16.3 112 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 .102
1983-84 27 SEA NBA SG 3 9 18.3 .500 .500 12.5 0.0 6.0 17.6 5.9 0.0 0.0 20.2 120 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 .202
Career NBA 17 67 11.3 .575 .550 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.2 2.2 0.0 8.7 14.0 118 109 0.1 0.0 0.2 .113

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Clay Johnson 0.6 0.1 0.0
Gus Bailey 87.0 0.5 0.2 0.0
Bryan Warrick 84.5 0.5 0.1 0.0
Paul McCracken 82.8 0.5 0.0 0.0
Kevin Williams 77.7 0.6 0.1 0.1
Tom Ingelsby 76.5 0.7 0.1 0.0
Craig Ehlo 73.0 0.5 0.2 0.0
Carl Thomas 70.1 0.7 0.0 0.0
Delaney Rudd 61.6 0.6 0.3 0.1
John Lucas 59.9 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Derrick Dial 57.2 0.4 0.1 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Clay Johnson 0.6 0.1 0.0
Paul McCracken 82.8 0.5 0.0 0.0
Tom Ingelsby 76.5 0.7 0.1 0.0
Carl Thomas 70.1 0.7 0.0 0.0
Gus Bailey 62.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Anthony Jones 57.0 0.5 0.3 0.0
James White 55.2 0.5 0.3 0.0
Derrick Dial 50.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Corey Beck 48.6 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Sam Jacobson 48.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Bob Duffy 47.4 0.3 0.1 0.1

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1976-77 20 MISSOURI 29 142 247 97 141 230 381 .575 .688 13.1 7.9
1977-78 21 MISSOURI 30 1124 195 428 125 184 232 515 .456 .679 37.5 17.2 7.7
Career 59 1124 337 675 222 325 462 896 .499 .683 37.5 15.2 7.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 5th round (110th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

October 12, 1978: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

August 3, 1981: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

October 13, 1981: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

April 12, 1982: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 10, 1983: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

December 8, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

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